Stocks Track Gains on Wall Street

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Updated Sept. 12, 2006 6:55 p.m. ET

Major markets in the Americas rose Tuesday, boosted by a robust recovery in U.S. stocks fueled by falling oil prices. Crude oil prices, which had strengthened on reports of an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Syria, fell below $64 a barrel as demand forecasts were revised lower.